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Research and Markets: Smartphone Capability Analyzer: 1Q10-4Q10 - The Smartphone Market Is Still Experiencing Strong Growt

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Posted April 1, 2011

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f51180/smartphone_capabil) has announced the addition of the "Smartphone Capability Analyzer: 1Q10-4Q10" report to their offering.

Introduction

This analyzer (formerly the "Smartphone Capability Tracker") provides a quantitative view of smartphones and their capabilities, with the aim of highlighting the evolving capabilities of phones in the fast-moving smartphone market. This is the sixth in a series of quarterly reports, and looks at all smartphone models from major manufacturers launched in 1Q10 through 4Q10.

Features and benefits

Ovum counts the number of smartphone models by software platform.
We count models with the following capabilities: GPS, Wi-Fi, and network type (HSUPA, HSDPA, WCDMA, EV-DO).

Highlights

The smartphone market is still experiencing strong growth, with 152 new smartphone models launched in the last year. From a platform perspective, Android continues to cement its lead, and is now found on 94 separate handset models.

From a software capability perspective, support for Adobe Flash 10 continues to grow, with 10 devices now supporting the cross-platform applications framework.

On the hardware front, ARM Cortex A8 chipsets are set to replace ARM 11-based chipsets as the dominant CPU in the next quarter.

Your key questions answered

What is the current penetration of key software platforms in the smartphone market?
What is the current penetration of new hardware features such as near-field communications (NFC) in smartphones?
What is the current penetration of new new software capabilities such as Adobe Flash 10 in smartphones?

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